Baby wipes cause surge in contact dermatitis
3rd Mar 2014
Sunalie Silva
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?Interestingly, it is parents using baby wipes on their children who are presenting with hand dermatitis, although it is likely that allergic contact dermatitis involving the groin in children may not be diagnosed accurately,? said dermatologist Dr Jennifer Cahill.
Co-author and dermatologist Associate Professor Rosemary Nixon said: ?This epidemic, and I think it?s fair to call it that, seems to have started because people thought that MI as a single agent was less allergenic than previous compound products that combined it in smaller parts to other preservatives.? ..
